2011 World Series: Game Two GameThread - Texas Rangers At St. Louis Cardinals.

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 20, 2011 7:30 PM EDT

Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals, Oct 20, 2011 8:05 PM EDT

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Texas Rangers
@ St. Louis Cardinals

Thursday, Oct 20, 2011, 8:05 PM EDT
Busch Stadium

Colby Lewis vs Jaime Garcia

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• For A Rangers Fan's Perspective: Lone Star Ball vs For A Cards Fan's Perspective: Viva El Birdos.

• Tonight's Starting Pitchers:

Jaime Garcia

#54 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jul 08, 1986

• 2011 Stats - (13-7), 32 GS, 2 CG, 2 SO, 3.56 ERA, 3.23 FIP, ERA+ = 102, 50 BB (2.31 BB/9), 156 K's (7.21 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.

Colby Lewis

#48 / Pitcher / Texas Rangers

Height: 6-4

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Aug 02, 1979

• 2011 Stats - (14-10), 32 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 4.40 ERA, 4.61 FIP, ERA+ = 101, 56 BB (2.52 BB/9), 169 K's (7.59 K/9), 1.21 WHIP.

• Garcia vs Texas:

	PA	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH
Matt Treanor	5	4	1	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	1
Yorvit Torrealba	3	2	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0
Total	8	6	1	1	4	.167	.286	.167	.452	1

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• Lewis vs St. Louis:

	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP
Lance Berkman	13	12	2	0	1	0	1	1	4	.167	.231	.333	.564	0	0
Gerald Laird	8	8	3	1	0	1	4	0	1	.375	.375	.875	1.250	0	0
Nick Punto	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.667	.000	.667	0	1
Ryan Theriot	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0
Albert Pujols	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0
Total	28	24	8	1	1	1	5	2	6	.333	.407	.583	.991	1	1

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Generated 10/20/2011.

• Official Prediction: Still Rangers in five games. Anyone watching Game Two?

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Shortest. Gamethread. Ever.

Sorry, I was off watching Moneyball instead. Who won?

by d_c_guy on Oct 21, 2011 12:09 AM EDT reply actions

Did you like the Moneyball?

I’m still giggling about Philip Seymour Hoffman demanding a new deal and arguing that he can’t work under a one-year deal.

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 21, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I enjoyed it, figuring that the simplifications were necessary for storytelling purposes

I did enjoy the one year contract discussion :-). It did make me wonder whether Art Howe or Jeremy Giambi saw the movie.

by d_c_guy on Oct 21, 2011 12:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Oh, Art Howe saw it...

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Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 21, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks

Jeremy Giambi probably liked it, though.

I spent some time with a guy who was one of Oakland’s coached in 2001 – he said that Jeremy Giambi was the dumbest player he had ever worked with. If Giambi just has the presence of mind to slide, Jeter’s “miracle play” goes for naught and Oakland may well have won that series. How that would have impacted the movie is unclear :-)

by d_c_guy on Oct 21, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions